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Lupin Hill PFC General Meeting___________________________January
6, 2012
Meeting began @ 8:08 AM: Flag salute.
Welcome & Presidents Report: Kim reviewed the following:
*December was a busy time for the Lupin community. Thank you to
room parents for all the
extra duties and for continuing to motivate all parents to help
as they are able.
*Matt Heller of the City of Calabasas Parks and Recreation
Commission has announced that
they have funds to donate to Calabasas schools for individual
classroom needs. Kim is compiling
a list to submit for funds and requested input from classroom
teachers. Ms. Mizrahi
volunteered to coordinate this. Kim also warned that the school
district will most likely cut
school funds yet again and the PFC may be asked to provide more
school supplies. The PFC
currently funds approximately $15,000 towards this budget item.
Parents noted that other
schools request more money per student during their PHEMAC
drives. Kim noted that she has
this data.
*Thank you to David Agresti for developing the PFC website. Look
for this at
www.lupinhillpfc.org. The website will included specific e-mails
for PFC Committee chairs. David
can be reached at [email protected].
Committee Reports:
Family Science Night is scheduled for Thursday, January 19 from
6:30-8:30 in Hees Hall. Some
of last years favorite activities will be available together
with several new ones. Flyers will be
coming home and students will RSVP through their classrooms.
Camp Calabasas will offerscience based activities for siblings 3-5
years old as children under 5 are not permitted to
attend the actual event. Kim will check to see if this is a drop
off service or not.
Kim reported that the Bear-A-Thon was a big success. 285 bears
will be made as the result of
Lupin donations once the stuffing machine is repaired. Older
Lupin students will help with this
process and 250 of the bears will travel around the world with
the Smile Train. Great job,
Lupin!
February Family Dances will be chaired by Jacque Graham and held
on February 10th
& 11th
.
The theme for the dances will be sports. Volunteers are needed
and can contact Jacque at
[email protected]. Thank you for keeping this event
going, Jacque!
Matt Freeman reported that Lupins Family Restaurant Nights have
been very successful this
year. Having choices in restaurants on the same night has been a
plus. JVs netted over $300
recently while Islands netted over $200. Parents reported that
the socializing is lots of fun, too.
Thanks, Matt!
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Box Tops collection continues to break records. Steve Rifkin
reported that there is a classroom
contest currently running for the most box tops
collected/earned. Steve encouraged all to sign
up for the Growing Local Learning (link is in Tiger Tidbits) and
to make any online purchases
(including Valentine flowers) through the Box Top Marketplace to
earn extra points/dollars.
Thank you, Steve, for your passionate effort!
Westfield receipts should also be turned in to the box in the
front office. Lupin receives triple
points for January receipts.
Lisa Heller reported that the 5th Grade Committee is going
strong. There was a good turnout
for the Hugo movie outing with 100 tickets being sold. A
pajama/bagel/hot cocoa breakfast is
being planned for Friday, January 27th from 7-7:30. Other
planned events include a girls night
out, a boys night out and an end of year party. For more info or
to volunteer contact Lisa at
[email protected].
Carnival Committee has met once. The carnival is scheduled for
Sunday, March 25. Kim will
check with Angelique to determine the next meeting date. Raffle
donations are needed from
families. Stay tuned for more info.
Student Green Team continues to meet on Wednesday mornings and
is focusing on air
pollution this month. Leila and Bonnie reported that they met
with city officials and are
working on a plan to make comprehensive recycling a school
district policy as Lupin trained
Middle School students report wanting to continue the Waste Free
lunch policy. Thanks, Green
Team!
The Jog-A-Thon will be held Friday, January 25th. A T shirt
design contest is underway and
sponsors are needed for the T shirts. More info will be coming
home in Friday folders.
Teachers Report:
Ms. Mizrahi reported that students have been very well behaved
with the exception of a few
minor mishaps and that the anti-bullying program seems to have
increased awareness of
responsible behavior in students. She reported that Lupins
low-key approach to classroom
parties seems to be working nicely. Students have also been
involved with several service
projects including collecting Nickels for Nails (Habitat for
Humanity) in the 3rd grade and sewing
scarves for people in a homeless shelter. Other service projects
are being researched and
considered. Classrooms continue to take advantage of the free
bus provided by Durham BusCompany for field trips each month. Thank
you, Durham Bus Company!
Ms. Mizrahi also reported that Ms. Sank is requestingfunding for
student science programs for
the 4th & 5th grade outdoor education program. The science
kits requested are from the
Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountain
Conservancy and include a series
of hands on activities (models of the water shed, playing a food
web game, using microscopes
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to see plankton, testing the PH of common products) that engage
4 learning modalities (visual,
auditory, kinesthetic, tactile).
Minute and Budget Approval:
Last months minutes and budget were unanimously approved for
posting.
New Business:
Raz Bolourian reported that student Art Cards will be made this
year; the project will be
coordinated with Michelle Young. More info will follow. Thanks
for coordinating this, Raz!
Having a raffling of a car or other large item was discussed
briefly but no decisions were made
regarding this.
Lesli Kraut won the raffle drawing of an I-Tunes gift
card.Congratulations, Lesli!
Next PFC General Meeting: Friday, February 3, 2012 @ 8:05 AM in
Camp Calabasas.
Meeting Adjourned at 9:30 AM
Minutes respectfully submitted by Bonnie Latham Lyon, PFC
Secretary
